No. 13 Men's Soccer Upends Elon, 2-0

Tuesday, October 3

Chapel Hill, NC

7 p.m. ET

North Carolina

5-0-4, 1-0-3

Elon

1-6-2, 0-3-1

Elon

North Carolina

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

October 3, 2023 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 13th-ranked North Carolina's men's soccer team (5-0-4, 1-0-3 ACC) secured their second-straight shutout, leading to a 2-0 victory over Elon in Tuesday night's non-conference matchup.

How It Happened
• In the 66^thminute, Ernest Bawa was tripped in the box, leading to a penalty kick opportunity for the Tar Heels.
• Quenzi Huerman put Carolina on the board, finding the bottom right corner on the PK, his seventh goal of the campaign.
• Ahmad Al-Qaq scored the final Tar Heel goal with 37 seconds left, with the assists credited to Jameson Charles and Martin Vician.
• Goalkeeper Andrew Cordes made saves in the 24^th-, 59^th-, and 76^th-minute for Carolina.

Inside the Numbers
• Carolina improves their series record over Elon to 13-1-1, including a perfect 9-0-0 mark in Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels have pitched consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2021.
• Carolina has outscored their non-conference opponents 12-3 thus far this season.
• Cordes, Til Zinnhardt, Vemund Hole Vik, Charlie Harper, Parker O'Ferral, and Andrew Czech played the full 90.
• In goal, Cordes posted his seventh career shutout.

Up Next
The Tar Heels will return to Dorrance Field Friday night, welcoming the defending national champions, No. 18 Syracuse. Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM, and the matchup will be streamed live on the ACC Network.